Shiva Purana

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ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एत उत्पन्नमात्रा हि मारयेत्यवदन् वचः ।। मुहुर्मुहुरतोमीषां नाम मारेति जायताम् ।। ४२ ।।

sanskrit

Even as they were born they shouted “Māraya” “Kill”, very frequently. Hence let their names be “Māras.”

english translation

brahmovAca || eta utpannamAtrA hi mArayetyavadan vacaH || muhurmuhuratomISAM nAma mAreti jAyatAm || 42 ||

hk transliteration